The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Job Creation, Afolabi Imoukhuede has assured N-Power beneficiaries that they will get paid their February stipend “before the end of this week”, Afriupdate reports.
Mr Afolabi made this known during a Live Facebook chat with beneficiaries on Wednesday 4th March 2020. He assured all the beneficiaries that they will receive ‘alert’ soon.
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“Let me take this opportunity to first and foremost apologise on behalf of the honourable minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq and indeed all the N-Power stakeholders for the irregular payment circle that you’ve experienced in the last five months,” Afolabi stated.
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“Mr President thought it wise to institutionalise this intervention programme. And this institutionalisation led to the creation of the new ministry (Humanitarian Affairs).
“I have the assurances of the new ministry that the worst days are behind us.
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“I am aware that your February stipends for the graduates – is already in the advanced stage.
“I have assurances that before the end of this week, you should get that.” he added.
The N-Power programme is targeted at training and providing jobs for 500,000 young and unemployed Nigerian graduates between 18-35 years across the 774 local government areas.
As of February 25th, 2020, The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq hinted that there are 473,137 beneficiaries in the programme.
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The graduate volunteers are paid N30,000 (approximately 83 US Dollars) monthly as stipends and given tablet computers to aid further learning.
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What about nbuild January and February stipends?
Thanks for your effort, but sir must of us didn’t see our backlong for four mouth and the device, bach (A) what is our faith?